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The Intermarium As the Polish-Ukrainian Linchpin of Baltic- Black Sea Cooperation The Intermarium as the Polish-Ukrainian Linchpin of Baltic- Black Sea Cooperation The Intermarium as the Polish-Ukrainian Linchpin of Baltic- Black Sea Cooperation Edited by Ostap Kushnir The Intermarium as the Polish-Ukrainian Linchpin of Baltic-Black Sea Cooperation Edited by Ostap Kushnir Technical Editor: Margaryta Khvostova Language Editors: Edyta Basiak, Victoria Barry This book first published 2019 Cambridge Scholars Publishing Lady Stephenson Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2PA, UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Copyright © 2019 by Ostap Kushnir and contributors All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. ISBN (10): 1-5275-2712-3 ISBN (13): 978-1-5275-2712-6 CONTENTS List of Abbreviations ................................................................................ vii Introduction ............................................................................................... ix Ostap Kushnir Chapter One ................................................................................................ 1 The Evolution and Implementation of the Intermarium Strategy in Poland: A Historical Perspective. Daria Nałęcz Introduction. The original idea of the Intermarium. The war with Russia and the failure of the Intermarium. The Intermarium in inter-war times: Oblivion. The Intermarium in communist and post-communist Polish realities. Concluding remarks. Chapter Two ............................................................................................. 22 Ukraine and the Intermarium: From the Middle Ages to the Collapse of the USSR Volodymyr Poltorak Introduction. The Ukrainian point of view on the Intermarium. Imagined past: Pre-Intermarium strategies from the Middle Ages and Early Modern Ages. The long 19th century: Back to the future (1795-1914). Ukraine and the Intermarium in the 20th century. Concluding remarks. Chapter Three ........................................................................................... 45 Ukraine, Poland and the Intermarium: In the Midst of Ambiguity Ostap Kushnir Introduction. Connotations of the Intermarium. Great geopolitical confusion: The Intermarium is everything. Polish-Ukrainian linchpin. Ukraine’s real-life alternatives to the Intermarium: ODED-GUAM. Ukraine’s real-life alternatives to the Intermarium: BSEC. Why is a genuine Intermarium cooperation unfeasible at the moment? Concluding remarks. vi Contents Chapter Four ............................................................................................. 75 Long Farewell to Giedroyc: Polish Discussion regarding Relations with Ukraine Kateryna Pryshchepa Introduction. Long goodbye to Giedroyc. The concept of Giedroyc-Mieroszewski: What they actually said. The changing nature of the “Giedroyc policies”: 1989-2014. Farewell to Giedroyc each time Ukraine disappoints again: Polish post-2014 pragmatism. The historical policy trap and alternatives to Giedroyc. Concluding remarks. Room for a down-to-earth approach. Chapter Five ........................................................................................... 113 Ukrainian-Polish Security Alignment: Pragmatism of Partnership Maksym Bugriy Introduction. Why an alignment and not a Ukrainian-Polish alliance? Poland, Ukraine, Russia and anchors to the West. Cooperation in security and defence: Staff exchange, training, and technologies. From POLUKRBAT to LITPOLUKRBRIG and further. Concluding remarks. Chapter Six ............................................................................................. 142 Cooperation within the Intermarium and Economic Opportunities for Ukraine Tomasz M. Napiórkowski Introduction. Ukraine’s domestic economy at the beginning of the 21st century: Status quo. International trade of Ukraine. Foreign Direct Investment in Ukraine. Concluding remarks. Conclusion .............................................................................................. 164 Ostap Kushnir Bibliography ........................................................................................... 173 About the Authors .................................................................................. 197 Index ....................................................................................................... 200 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ATO—Anti-Terrorist Operation (Anty-Terorystychna Operatsiia) BBSA—Baltic to Black Sea Alliance BSEC—Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation BSU—Black Sea Union (Al’yans Chornomors’kyh Derzhav) CAP—Comprehensive Assistance Package CEF—Connecting Europe Facility CIS—Community of Independent States CSCE—Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe DCAF—Democratic Control of Armed Forces ECHR—European Court for Human Rights ENP—European Neighbourhood Policy ESIF—European Structural and Investment Funds EU—European Union FDI—Foreign direct investment FDIBAP—Foreign Direct Investment Benefits Absorption Path FIS—Foreign Intelligence Service (of Ukraine) FRONTEX—European Border and Coast Guard Agency GCS—Government Centre for Security (Rządowe Centrum Bezpieczeństwa) GDP—Gross domestic product GUAM—Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova GUUAM—Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Moldova ISA—Internal Security Agency (Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego) KFOR—Kosovo Force (NATO mission) LITPOLUKRBRIG—Lithuanian–Polish–Ukrainian Brigade NATO—North Atlantic Treaty Organization NGO—Non-governmental organization NGU—National Guard of Ukraine (Natsional’na Hvardiia Ukrayiny) NSB—National Security Bureau (Biuro Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego) NSDCU—National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine (Rada Natsional’noyi Bezpeky ta Oborony Ukrayiny) NSZZ (Solidarność)—Independent Self-governing Labour Union (Niezależny Samorządny Związek Zawodowy) ODED-GUAM—Organization for Democracy and Economic Development GUAM viii List of Abbreviations OSCE—Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe OUN—Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (Orhanizatsiia Ukrayin’s’kyh Natsionalistiv) PiS—Law and Justice Party (Prawo i Spraweliwość) PLN—Polish Złoty (currency) POLUKRBAT—Polish-Ukrainian Peace Force Battalion PPS—Polish Socialist Party (Polska Partia Socjalistyczna) SLD—Alliance of the Democratic Left (Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej) SSU—Security Service of Ukraine TRADOC—The United States Army Training and Doctrine Command TTFP—Trade and Transport Facilitation Project UAF—Ukrainian Armed Forces (Zbroyni Syly Ukrayiny) UAV—Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UK—United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ULB—Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus (Polish foreign policy doctrine) UN—United Nations Organisation UNCTAD—United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UPA—Ukrainian Insurgent Army (Ukrayin’s’ka Povstan’s’ka Armiia) UPR—Ukrainian People’s Republic (Ukrayin’s’ka Narodna Respublika) US—United States (of America) USD—United States’ Dollar USSR—Union of Soviet Socialist Republics VC/IIMS—Virtual Centre (for combating terrorism) within the Interstate Information Management System WW1—First World War WW2—Second World War INTRODUCTION It all started with the conference, Intermarium in the 21st Century: Visions, Architectures, Feasibilities, which took place on July 6-7 2017 at Lazarski University in Warsaw. Or, to be more precise, with a range of events accompanying it. Organizers understood, on the eve of the conference, that it would collide with the Global Forum, which had unexpectedly been moved from Wroclaw to Warsaw. This move had been made as a courtesy to the newly elected US President, Donald Trump, so that he could arrive in Poland’s capital, participate in the Global Forum on July 7, and discuss, among other issues, the Intermarium affairs. The presence of the US President in the city, along with his delivering a public speech, distracted several participants and contributors from the Lazarski conference. However, all this confusion unequivocally highlighted one fact; global leaders pay significant attention today to regional politics, in particular, to the issues of good governance, security, and prosperity. Notwithstanding the imperfect timing, the Lazarski conference on the Intermarium was a success. It gathered dozens of contributors from five countries and thirteen research institutions. Like the Global Forum, it served as further proof that interest in the Intermarium—in all of its diversity—is gaining momentum in the contemporary regional, public, political, and academic discourse. This book constitutes a modest attempt to shed more light on the concept of the Intermarium to the Western reader. Obviously, it is not the only book existing on the topic, and it is far from being an exhaustive one. However, its uniqueness resides in taking a multi-disciplinary approach to assessing the contemporary potential of regional governance, as the latter was enshrined in daring ideas from the beginning of the 20th century. The majority of contributors to this book are participants in the Intermarium conference at Lazarski, who decided to structuralize their findings in chapters and bring them to a wider audience. These are specialists in European and regional history, economics, security, geopolitics, and cultural studies. As an academic phenomenon, the book amalgamates numerous perspectives on the Intermarium into a multi- layered,
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